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B/X D&D Modules .. Zaxxon The Elf…\u003Cbr>Giants! ... No Prep 5E … Jasper The Rat …Into the Unknown.. Mathematics of Advantage …Honor Among Thieves … and more! | |\n|  |  |\n|  |  |\n\nTable of Contents  \nADMINISTRIVIA..................................................................................................................... 2  \nEDITORIAL, LETTERS, AND COOPERATIVE NEWS.............................................................2  \nGAMERS FOR ISLA................................................................................................................ 7  \nD&D ARTICLE COMPENDIUM.............................................................................................. 8  \nFRANK MENTZER INTERVIEW........................................................................................... 23  \nFRANK ELABORATIONS...................................................................................................... 26  \nD&D 5th EDITION REVIEWS................................................................................................ 34  \nZAXXON THE ELF................................................................................................................ 41  \nSOME B/X D&D MODULE REVIEWS...................................................................................46  \nTHEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: AD&D 2e................................................................................... 59  \nNO PREPARATION D&D 5th EDITION ONE-SHOTS............................................................ 81  \nINTO THE UNKNOWN REVIEW.......................................................................................... 86  \nJASPER THE (ACTUAL) RAT AND THE SEPULCHRE OF GHASTLY TERROR....................93  \nTHE MATHEMATICS OF (DIS)ADVANTAGE IN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5th EDITION...98  \nTHE TALE OF SIR TANGRED............................................................................................ 106  \nULTIMATE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ATARI COLLECTION............................................ 121  \nMOVIE REVIEW: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS HONOR AMONG THIEVES......................... 124  \nADMINISTRIVIA  \nRPG Review is an irregular online magazine which is available in print version every so often (e.g., Issues 40 and 44  \nfor RuneQuest Glorantha Con Down Under) . All material remains copyright to the authors except for the reprinting as noted in the first sentence. Contact the author for the relevant license that they wish to apply. Various trademarks  \nand images have been used in this magazine of review and criticism. Use of trademarks etc are for fair use and review purposes and are not a challenge to trademarks or copyrights. This includes Dungeons & Dragons by TSR/WotC and may include The Tale of Sir Tangred by Dark Galaxies Gaming. It include the image in Frank Elaborations from Wrath of the Immortals, p5 by TSR.  \nEDITORIAL, LETTERS, AND COOPERATIVE  \nNEWS  \nEditorial  \nWelcome to another issue of RPG Review, and what a very special issue this one is! Organised with quite minimal notice, this special double-issue celebrates fifty years of Dungeons & Dragons and, as a result, our content is very much orientated toward that end.  \nWho would have thought, back in the day, that Dungeons & Dragons would make it from a small, self-published, saddle-stapled A5 publication to the global phenomenon that has lasted fifty years and shows no signs of slowing down? Well, I’m sure the people who were in the midst of it all may have dared to dream. Which is kind of the point, really, about roleplaying games.  \nOf course, over the past sixteen years that RPG Review has been published we’ve had a fair share of Dungeons & Dragons articles. These have been compiled with the issue number plus URL, page number, and a brief introduction to what the article","cbCaijbxAuKl0FkU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijbxAuKl0FkU","pdf",6689027,128,"English","# ADMINISTRIVIA\n# EDITORIAL, LETTERS, AND COOPERATIVE NEWS\n# GAMERS FOR ISLA\n# D&D ARTICLE COMPENDIUM\n# FRANK MENTZER INTERVIEW\n# FRANK ELABORATIONS\n# D&D 5th EDITION REVIEWS\n# ZAXXON THE ELF\n# SOME B/X D&D MODULE REVIEWS\n# THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: AD&D 2e\n# NO PREPARATION D&D 5th EDITION ONE-SHOTS\n# INTO THE UNKNOWN REVIEW\n# JASPER THE (ACTUAL) RAT AND THE SEPULCHRE OF GHASTLY TERROR\n# THE MATHEMATICS OF (DIS)ADVANTAGE IN DUNGEONS & DRAGONS 5th EDITION\n# THE TALE OF SIR TANGRED\n# ULTIMATE DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ATARI COLLECTION\n# MOVIE REVIEW: DUNGEONS & DRAGONS HONOR AMONG THIEVES","[{\"question\":\"What is the theme of RPG Review Issue #57-58?\",\"answer\":\"It is organized as a special double issue celebrating fifty years of Dungeons \\u0026 Dragons, with most content oriented toward that milestone.\"},{\"question\":\"Who is the special interview subject in this issue?\",\"answer\":\"The special interview subject is Frank Mentzer, chief developer behind the “BECMI” series of Dungeons \\u0026 Dragons in the 1980s.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of content are included besides the interview?\",\"answer\":\"The issue includes multiple D\\u0026D reviews and modules, article compendium selections, and a movie review for “Dungeons \\u0026 Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” along with additional themed features.\"}]","RPG REVIEW - Issue 57-58 - FIFTY YEARS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS | PDF",1791353813,49]